Beagle wins Canadian Bar Association’s first-ever pitch competition
Kitchener-based Beagle, a platform that uses artificial intelligence to read through and highlight important contract information,…
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Ontario Court of Appeal rules that text conversations are not private
The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that texts received by others from your device can be used against you in court, a ruling…
Report: Top Canadian VC deals amount to $446 million in Q2
According to PE Hub Canada, which provides regular updates on the funding environment in Canada, Q2’s top Canadian VC…
Ottawa-based Graphite Software raises $8 million Series B
Ottawa-based Graphite Software, a mobile virtualization provider, has announced the completion of an $8 million series B. The…
Ottawa’s Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards receives $8 million from FedDev Ontario
The Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards in Ottawa announced an $8 million injection from FedDev Ontario for new programming…
Canadian Bar Association and LegalX hosting legal innovation pitch competition
On August 12, the Canadian Bar Association — which represents 36,000 members of the legal profession — and MaRS’…
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke wins CVCA’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award
Shopify’s Tobi Lütke has been recognized with the Canadian Venture Capital Association’s 2016 Entrepreneur Of…
ChangeJar wants loose change to be a thing of the past with its app
There’s nothing more time-consuming and frustrating than standing at the register, fumbling around for correct change while…
Versature raises $1.15 million from BDC Capital, RBC
Versature, which provides cloud-based VoIP communications for Canadian businesses, raised $1.15 million in seed funding. Versature…
Simwave wants to bring virtual reality to the next level with temperature, smell
Virtual reality is already disruptive in its own right as it changes the way we think about entertainment — but one Ottawa-based…
Watch Shopify’s roadshow video that helped take the Canadian unicorn public
Just a little over a year ago today, Canadian tech darling Shopify took their company public. To mark the occasion, Shopify…
Startup Canada Podcast: Richard Remillard on the economics of entrepreneurship
A leading Canadian Finance expert and catalyst, Richard Remillard knows the secret to a long-lasting economy. “I have long…
#StartupDay brings startups and gov’t together to shape Canada’s innovation strategy
Last week, 1,500 startup founders, policy makers, and industry leaders touched down in Ottawa for Startup Canada’s Day on…
L-SPARK accepting applications from B2B SaaS startups for third cohort
Canada’s only B2B SaaS accelerator, L-SPARK, is accepting applications for its third cohort. The program supports startups…
#AccelerateOTT brings community together to learn how to build better businesses
With sunny skies and warm weather rounded out with a cool breeze, the Horticulture Building in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park was…